Jordan's King Abdullah II swore in a new government here today, led by veteran diplomat Bisher al Khaswaneh. Khasawneh, 51, was appointed on Wednesday to replace Omar al Razzaz, The new premier has spent most of his public career as a veteran diplomat, with a last stint as palace adviser. Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Finance Minister Mohamad Al Ississ, who oversees the country's reform program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), kept their posts in a 32-member cabinet, according to Reuters. Outgoing premier Razzaz, who had been appointed in 2018, submitted his government resignation earlier this month, as a constitutional requirement, following dissolution of the House of Representatives, last month.
